Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-25
THE BERLIN LETTER.
Earepean war Expected
In the sprIne.
yarioua Newspapers Talk tAs Matter
ovsr-Ths erowa rrinss Is said 70
hass sssn Urged 70 AaaIsaas.

fcpyrigAs 1857 81 a. Nsss Tork Asso
siasai Press.
Bnzrxs, Daa sA--If var early il tie
Eprinc n avxffed, ef1eisl antislpalion
viii Be arcsiEea and military expeasA-
tiers 6iaappainted. Within sno cast
II > Gays Il haa beeame the ssiti q con-
slusion q TIE dipiomRlie slfeles lhat
tie eRaH's paeislo len6eueiea have heen
cTsrdcne by the PanslsSist faUticn and
thRa be u naW undeF the eonkrnt aa The
var party, she leaders Of which arr
likely 80 pFeclpilats wAt ey eane aat cf
pFovucAtion committed Wltcoui The
essr'a full assent.
The rsaurn of Gen1sal Won Sehuai-
q =, GsrmsB ambassador nk St PeteRs-
bugr, wea hepsd 20 ee siaaalsxad b. q
deessvs tara Of the tide paaesWarsi.
Khe conference between Ne1 sehwGi-
alta and DtG.eEs. Russian peime mia.
islaFs en- THURSDAY lasl, hsd 8 contrary
Fesulk. Mhatevsf passeo daring he IN.
EeEview, Is has deepened the dlslFnxl IN
Berlin an6 inoreased the irritation Of
the Austrian government toward the
ezaF'a ministers.
yoERHp zHe MILITARY pARxH.
De Giers appears 10 have abandoned
hts palseq of pea0e pressure apoa TIE
e. u aud 10 have thrown bis intl1enra
on the side Of the military party. de
Is reported 90 telling Van Scheilz thai
the ez8x is sincerely dssiFans of peace
bot Is unable 60 tolerate logger Austrian
dnpiieily Ia thwarlina RnsaiAss en-
doagora 10 obtain the iast fruits Of heF
saofihces Ia she Balkan campaign.
DE GieFs has also complained Of 0cnnt
Kslpoky'as language IN references 20
Russia. declaring Il uabearabls, end
kbat il iustiHes every measure that
Russia might take to reinfogce her
eEe0ps on The frontier
An ominsus indication Of tbs sxtkene
tension OF the situation Is tne bsillaose
t0ne OF the st. Petersburg apeFs 30
wnFd Austria. Balgafia, she papers
cay. musg be deprived Of any shadow %
an Autonomy anA become q Russian
province, while Austria mast ke forced
20 evaGuata B1saia eud HsTzsaosinia.
An inspired article IL iha Grashdania
states that tie Russian eoFaFrment has
obtained knoHiedga that the terms Of
ihe treaty Of alliance leave Germany
free not 10 interfere unless AastFin il
threatened with eoilapss which would
involve lerfisori8l Losses. Tais Is con-
tFary 10 sha cfEioiai press Of Viesna snd
Pessh, which men treats tia var Qaee-
tion AZ common matter betWe a Aus
kFia and Germany. The Berlin olIiaiata'
views eoBoufe with that Of the Austrian
preas.
10 REAeauhEEa PRESENTATIONS.
The repozt that Count Won Wolksn
stein, Austrian ambassador as st. Pc
tershnrg, had reoeiysd assurances from
DeGieRs thal The movements Of tRcops
had ceased, Is semi oilisiasiY aenied
eFam Vienna t0aiRhs. A reAssnring
presentation would BE- useless ia The
face Of the faotE that during the past
week the Russian cavalry and light ar
iillery have been pushed forward 70 the
extreme ouipossa. A careful estimate
gives Russia eight and one-half army
corps within tbs frontier districts 81
Warsa, Wilma and Kiif, with 80 asld
battaFies eeainss the combined Austrian
and aarmRn force OF Eve and enc half
army ooEps wilh 50 batteries. Rassla
has also en- immsnss psepondeFano9 Ia
cavalry strength.
The Tagbiaff refers 10 The recent at-
temps Of the court clique TO inHuenoa
the crown prince 10 reaish Ia favor Of
Prince William, his son. The accepted
version OF that AFFAIR credits Princs
Biamatck with rene sing his pressure on
the crown prinGe by sending Count Won
Munster 10 San Reno 70 represent that
the gravity Of the situation, an immE-
nsnoe sf q frightfal war. neoessiaates
bis abaicaliau 90 onabln Prince William
10 act beside the emperor.
TIE crown prsn01's rsply WAS that be
a. ioDR as be drew breath wonld nek
surrender his Eiqhts OF bis duties.
The Tagblalt g0ss 10 the length OF
suggesting thai eudeaToFa ara being
nads to induce the crown pTinca 10 uu-
deeao an operation Ii order that the
fatal termination may BE- huFFied and
the end Of the polilloal embarrassment
mag be reaehed.
Tbs Natioaai ZslfHag rsfera % the
insinuAtion Ia tones OF indignation. hui
the assertions Of ths Taqblaif are
known ts hare q solid stratum ol fact
80 stand npsn. Tbs defeat OF the Ia
iFigaes has strengthened shs coagt opos.
siaian 10 Tbs prince.
Bismarck's NortA German Gazette
annoGnsa thAt the emperor has Ap-
pointed Herbert Bismarck psivy Coma
cilloE, uiih the title ef txselispoY.